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NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover

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On the plains of Jezero, the secrets of Mars' past await us! Follow for the latest news, updates, pretty pics, and community discussion on NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's most ambitious mission to Mars!

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Composite image using 6 overlapping processed NavCam tiles acquired after the drive to site 76.594. Roughly assembled in MS-ICE. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago

I'd hazard a guess that is why they returned to this area. Yes the rock is readily fractured, but possibly better cemented than those further west and south. We'll see if they try a new abrasion or just go for a core :)